Why Red Sox and Yankee fans are happy they didn't get Johan Santana. - By Emma Span - Slate Magazine

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Bored at Work?
Published 2/28/2008 by Emma at Eephus Pitch
I've got a column on Slate today, for those of you who are interested - "Why Red Sox and Yankee fans are happy they won't be rooting for the best pitcher in baseball."

Span on Santana
Published 2/28/2008 by Jason at MY BASEBALL BIAS
Interesting article by Emma Span today over at Slate: Naturally, Red Sox and Yankees supporters will be ecstatic to win another championship next year, no matter the cost in money or prospects. But even the justifiably worshipped Johan Santana can’t guarantee a World Series ring. If possible, fans of large-market teams would prefer to win smart, with as many cheap, locally produced players as they can cram onto the roster. They want to out-Moneyball small-market teams like Cleveland and Oakland to prove that they aren’t simply buying ...